Sara and Acoma

Here is Sara with the love of her life...Acoma, the Red Tail Hawk.  They are actually about the same age!  Liberty visits the Gilbert Riparian about once a month.  Check out our calendar @ http://www.libertywildlife.org/public-calendar/ for an event near YOU!

Nigel gets TWO girlfriends!

Nigel (Left) is a Northern Saw-whet owl and earns a living as an Education bird at the Montana Raptor Conservation Center. He recently got the opportunity to share his humble abode with 2 females currently being rehabilitated.  Notice the OMG! look. :-)   (Thanks to Director Becky Kean for the photo.)

Even though he only weighs about 3 lbs., Quanah gives my left arm a workout! Did you know Turkey Vultures are big conservationists?  From their dihedral flight, to their urohydrosis (they pee on their legs) method of cooling, to dropping their body temperature up to 11 degrees (F) over night, to absorbing heat with their built in "solar-panels" (like Quanah is doing in the pic), their methods seem to focus around energy conservation.  If only they could teach the rest of us!

It is almost time for the Decorah Eagles to nest!  In 2011, the first egg arrived on Feb. 23rd. The Raptor Resource Project is a non-profit that specializes in the preservation of falcons, eagles, ospreys, hawks, and owls. They have set up several web-cams for us humans to watch the wonders of these majestic animals.

It's a Lush Party!

Darwin and Balinda at the Lush Cosmetic conference.  Balinda was sporting the Dream Cream Lotion and Darwin the Mint Julip Beak Conditioner )OK-not really, but the lip scrub IS wonderful!).  Balinda must be talking about the Great-horned owl's facial disk...it's just like his own personal satellite dish, but he can't pick up Nickelodeon.